Oyster

Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791)

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Crassostrea virginica (Oyster) is a species of mussels in the family oyster. Individuals can grow to 283 mm. They are sessile animals.

URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1759860
Definition: organisms that do not possess a means of self-locomotion and are normally immobile

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EOL has data for 36 attributes, including:

parasitized by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002445
- Comment: Auto-added during harvest #37. A human needs to edit this.
- Attribution: Global Biotic Interactions
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Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791) (Oyster)
body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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283 mm
body volume
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyVolume
- Definition: Volume occupied by the whole body of one individual of this taxon
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1660 cm^3
egg diameter
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/EGG
- Definition: Diameter of the eggs spawned by an organism.
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45 µm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Florida
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4155751
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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bay
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000032
- Definition: An area of water bordered by land on three sides.
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has ectoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002633
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Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791) (Oyster)
shell height, bivalve
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ShellHeightBivalve
- Definition: Height (shorter dimension in the plane of the valve) of the shell of a Bivalve
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83.3 mm
shell length, bivalve
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ShellLengthBivalve
- Definition: Length (longest dimension) of the shell of a Bivalve.
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66 mm
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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suspension feeder
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/suspensionFeeder
- Definition: An organism which feeds on organisms and/or particles suspended in the water column.
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water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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-1.642 degrees celsius
wet body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassWet
- Definition: Mass of one individual of this taxon, living or fresh, without desiccation
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2880 g

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Oyster. View this species on GBIF

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